1st Place: Vultures by Rachel Garritsen2nd Place: How I Wish it Went by Cynthia Wekesa 3rd Place: Wolf Boy by Mackayla Werstine

Adult Prose

1st Place: Life By Fire by Deborah Jones 2nd Place: A Gentle Flutter of Feathers by Cheryl Rosbak 3rd Place: How Do You Do? by Ryan Boggs Honourable Mention: Between, Amongst, On Top Of by Tiffany IrwinHonourable Mention: No Man’s Land by Jennifer Sloan Walker

About the Contest

The Dorothy Shoemaker Literary Awards began in 1967 as a Centennial project, created by Dorothy Shoemaker, Kitchener Public Library's Chief Librarian from 1944 to 1971.

In 1996, government funding for the Literary Awards was eliminated. To ensure the Awards could continue, Dorothy Shoemaker made a significant personal donation. In 2000, Dorothy Shoemaker died at the age of 94. However, her legacy of support for aspiring writers continues today through her ongoing endowment.